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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
VERMONT NEWS.
A NIurderer,s Death.

Themes f. Meagher, for whom a
warrant is out for the murder of ClIas.
A. Hawkes. last December by pushing
him from building, died Saturday
night at his fathers house in North
Bennington of consumption. 1t is
said that he has been securely hidden
and cared for at his fathers for five
weeks or more. Meagher's life was in
sured for $4,000.
A FOrger Sentenced.
Bowman, the forger, who was SEN
fenced to four years imprisonment by
the county court at Rutland on Friday,
was taken to Windsor by Sheriff Pea
body. He is AZ years of age and has
already spent % years in Jail. When
the present sentence is completed he
will be SO years old and will have
spent just One-half of his life in prison.
PinkertOn's men consider him one of
the cleverest fOrgers in the country.
A $4,000 Fire I'm Swanton.
One of the most destructive cOnfla-
gratiOns which has ever affected Swan
ton occurred Monday evening when the
building occupied by Beeman Bros,
manufacturers of buckles and suspen
der trimmings, and by the SwantOn
suspenuef company was wholly de-
strOyed by fire, involving a loss of
about $4,000. Beeman Bros. loss is
variOusly estimated from $4,000 to
$40, 1000, and they are insured for $4,000
The suspender cOmpany's loss is $780,
600 and they are insured for $4,000. c.
F. Smith loses on the building $4,000,
insured for $500. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Cattle are sick with strange dis
ease in Northtield. Many have died
Rev. Mr.. Pratt, pastor of the st. AL
bans Baptist church, has resigned, and
will become an Episcopal clergyman.
Joseph Howard Peters of Bradford,
well known throughout the state for
the celebrated breed of Morgan horses
that he owned, died Friday morning,
aged 70 years. He leaves a widow
and four children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
McINDOES FALLS.

John Dixon is still hard at work on
his wood and log job.
Hazen Ford is making preparations
to build the coming summer.
Mary Dixon is improved in health
sufficiently to go to work again.
SOciable Wednesday evening at
Academy hall from $50 to $50 p. m.
Miss Mary Drew has been spending
short vacation with her parents here.
A fine time was reported by those i'm
attendance at the dance at Monroe
plain on Friday evening.
Tom McGrath started one day last
week for Minneapolis, where he has a
brother and other friends.
Saul Chamberlain shipped 10 steers
to Brighton market Monday, probably
the best that ever were sent from here
Mrs. McGrath, who was so severely
bruised by falling down stairway at
st. Johnsbury one day last week, is
gaining slowly.
French Morrill, is laid up with anoth-
er of his bilious attacks.-Austin Car
ter is now getting quite well again and
will soon be able To be out.
Some of the boys who have been so
free with their snowballs of late, will
do we'll to take warning, as only the
timely intervention of friends saved
them some trouble. A word to the
wise is sufficient.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
The Dakota Floods.

Dispatches from Bismark, Dakota,
under date of Sunday say that the Mis-
souri, river is still on the rampage. The
Buford rise reached this point to day,
and the water is flowing over the prai-
rie ut a greater depth and more speed
than ever. The stream has risen IL
foot here to day, which is equal to a
rise of over 20 feet in the upper river,
us the water is spread out over a
stretch of country six miles wide. The
fearful blizzard of yesterday abated
last evening and left over six inches of
snow throughout the Northwest. This
will add to the flood, and as the sun
has come warm to day the tributaries
of the Missouri are already growing.
Rescuing parties made wonderful
journey into the low lands yesterday
and saved the lives of six men and one
woman, who were perched upon the
tops of houses and in trees. A tele-
gram from Fort Lincoln yesterday an
nOunced that people could be seen
from that point standing on hay stacks
and in trees, and that unless they were
rescued they would perish in the food
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
NORTH DANvILLE.

Ike Kelley is to move into house
near N. Hubbell's and has engaged to
work for Hubbell.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. Atwood and their
son S. B. Atwood are visiting relatives
and friends in POmpanOOsuc.
Mr.. Marden, who has lived in d.
Hubbard's house the past winter, is to
move on to j. N. Craig's farm.
The sociabIe held at j. S. Sfahton's
under the auspices of the w. G. Il. U.
was success both financially and So
cially.
Charles Oakley, who has been TAX
ing care of the poor at the town farm
the past winter, has moved onto his
farm in the north part of the town.
Fred G.. Stanton is putting in a new
evaporation into his sugar camp of the
Vermont Machine Co.'S. manufacture
which is to save half the fuel and turn
out the finest of sugar.
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Railroad Notes.

There is an unusual demand here
and at all other freight ceutres in the
state for freight cars, occasiOned by
the fact that the inter state commerce
bill goes into effect i'm this section
April 4. The railroad companies find
it hard to supply the demand.
The Boston Journal says "The St.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain road is
controlled by the Boston & Lowell
and will pass into the hands of the
Boston 81 Maine April 1, when the
lease of the Lowell takes effect"
There appears to be no doubt that
the Boston & Lowell road has been
leased to the Boston & Maine for SO
years, at per cent. for ten years and
8 per cent. thereafter. The directors
of both roads have agreed to those
terms and there is no reason to sup
pose that the stockholders will not ac-
quiesce in a profitable bargain.
At the meeting of the railroad man
ayers of New England held in Boston
Thursday it was decided that the inter-
state bill prohibits the issuance of any
free passes except for officers and en-
ployes of the railroad companies.
Another important decision is that the
law prohibits the issuing of tickets to
scholars at less rates than to other
children of the same age. 1t was de-
cided that the present definition of ex-
cursiOn tickets is good enough and
will stand under the new law and they
are therefore allowed to be issued.
The directors of the St. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain road meet at the Ave-
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make us preferred Customer over 9TH
ers who were paying regular market
rates for quinine, it would be regarded
as an insult, and we should expect that
Mr.. Wells, or Mr.. Richardson, or Mr..
Dewey if he happened to be in that
vicinity, would help us out of the store
if any disposition to prolong the call
was manifested.
But, from a business stand point
there is not particle of difference be-
tween the two propositions. The sup
posed quinine transaction is an absurd
ity because Wells, Richardson & Co.
have fixed a price upon their goods
that they stand by I; the advertising
proposition is an absurdity, also, but
the maker of it knows that the aver
age newspaper publisher, while he
fixes price on his advertising space,
will, in many instances accept such of
fers in order to ''fill up" Wells, Rich
ardsOn & Co. make "a business of sell
ing drugs; we make business OF sell
ing advertising space; Mr.. Dewey
makes business of getting 81 worth
of advertising for a dOllar-when he
can find publisher foolish enough to
fall into the trap. We understand all
about the way in which these prices
may be advanced by long correspond
ence but we desire to give Mr.. Dewey
the benefit of his very lowest rates. 1t
might be added, also, that he is a very
courteous correspondent, and from a
cold blOOded business standpoint is
perhaps not to be blamed for driving
as sharp bargain as he can.
But how long are the newspapers of
this state going to submit to this sort
of business Publishers are them
selves to blame for the inrOads these
advertising agents have made and are
making on their columns, filling them
up with cuts and putting into contracts
conditions that make them almost i'm
possible of fulfillment. Some years
ago there was formed in Eastern Mas
sachusetts the Suburban Press AssO-
ciation," the members of which met,
(and continue to meet, for it is still in
successful Operation) once week and
interchanged views on the advertising
problem and experiences with adver-
Using agents. The result has been
that by combining the publishers have
been able to meet the agents half way,
and by refusing to give them special
positions and riinOus rates have sue
ceeded in getting fair rates and in
agencies, to some extent at
least, to take their chances with other
Such an organization is
not as practicable here in Vermont
where the long distances between
towns preclude frequent gatherings,
but publishers can at least help each
other through correspondence and by
frequent comparison of notes and ex-
periences. 1t is high time for the
publishers of the state to
to protect themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
THE ADVERTISING AGENT.

A new comet has recently shot into
the solar system of the Vermont news
paper world in the person of John c..
Dewey, newspaper advertising ex
pert of Burlington. Mr.. Dewey rep
resents Wells, Richardson 81 CO., of
that city, firm that is rated in COM
mercial circles sufficiently high to war
rant their paying fair price for any
work they may desire to have done.
The other day we received from this
Mr.. Dewey the following princely Of
fer {:
Insert four inch advertisement on
page two, at top of column alongside
reading matter; and IL lines of read
ing notices, two, set alike and in with
or first after pure reading matter, in
separate columns supplements ex-
cluded. The papers to be regularly
mailed to me Dewey during life of
contract, also copies of first insertions
to advertisers. The advertisers re-
serve to themselves the privilege of, if
they desire, using additional space, or
of cancelling the contract any time af
ter six months insertions-in either
case pro rata. Insert in each issue
and all editions of weekly IL months
in the next Is, emitting Oct, Nov,
and Dec. Advertisements and notices
changeable at will of advertiser and as
directed on copy.
For all this Mr.. Dewey offers SI2
net payable quarterly. The cOndi-
tiOns of the contract would not be &C
cepted by this paper, anyway, but,
leaving that aside, as near as we can
calculate the reading notices would
occupy space for which we should
charge $l9 for the four inch adver-
tisement we should charge S28, and
the CaledOnian for one year would
bring the sum total up to at least $48.
In other words, for S48 worth of ad :
vertising Mr.. Dewey offers Sl2!
Wells, Richardson & Co., are whole
sale druggists. Suppose the ruling
price of quinine to-day at Wholesale to
be 80 cents an ounce. If we should
walk into Wells, Richardson & Co.'s
Burlington store, lay down 20 cents
and ask for an ounce of quinine, or
hand them $50 for 100 ounces, and in
addition to this extraordinary offer
stipulate certain conditions that would
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

The story of the Buffalo, N. Y, hOr-
ror is told on the second page of this
issue. The number of fatalities at the
Buffalo fire Friday morning is now
placed at IA, and at least five persons
are missing and unaccounted' for. The
list of injured numbers 81, five or six
being in II dangerous condition. Hen
~ b. Rumsey of New York, one of the
guests of the hotel who ran back INTO
the flames after he had made his es-
cape and bore off the little daughter of
Mr.. Mann, one of the hotel prOprietOrs,
died of his burns and bruises. His was
IL most heroic act. A wall of flame
blocked his exit with the child. He
covered her with his own clothing and
made Il desperate rush through the fire
and smoke into the street. He was
terribly burned. Jennie Mann, the
second one, is dead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
EAST HARDWICK.

Mrs. Rowell Davis has been quite i'll.
Pneumonia.
John Davidson is porter in the Cor
ham house, New Hampshire.
Mrs. E. E. Rogers has formed read
ing circle for the school girls.
E. Hunt and family stopped in st.
JOhnsbury part of last week.
The social and circle will be at the
house of Mrs. Hunt instead of Hunter.
DR.. Weeks has bought the hay on
Albee place and driven stock there to
eat it.
1t is presumed that this village will
now compete with other towns as the
hotel is re-Opened.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whipple Warner are
now living on their farm again.-Mrs.
A. Warner spent the past week at S.
UnderwoOd's.
Arthur Gffin is in tOwn.-A nephew
of Mrs. C. Keith has been stopping
with her.-Miss Clara Keith has been
in town a short time.
Among the books recently added to
the w. S. library is one of Pansy's
charming books and among her last,
Gan Endless Chain y "Dr. Zay," an
interesting story of a female physician
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; ga Knight
of the XIX. Century," by E. P. Roe.
''Hold Up Your Heads Girls, will be
found helpful to the mothers of girls
as well as to the girls; ''St. Elmo y
will be read by some, doubtless, for
the second or third time; "Dr. Graf
ton" was written by w. A. Hammond,
NJ. D., who was one of Garfeld's cOun
Gil Dr. Hammond has written sever
al books and presented some to Stowe
town library. He has passed the sum-
mers recently at the Mansfield house.
"Lal," by the same author may be
obtained soon. A sequel to it is to be
published.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
Nelson Rash has hired out to George

Nelson Rash has hired out to George
Pettengill.
Frank Little has gone to work for
the pulp Co.
The r. r. men finished driving piles
last Tuesday and have gone to Barnet
Robert Morse with four men are re-
pairing the highway bridge in the viii
lage.
Frank Rash has returned from Cam
bridge junction where he has been al
work.
Willis Wood and Elmore Louie have
gone to work for the r. r. Co., on the
bridges.
David Caruth, who has been sick for
some weeks, died last Wednesday
night and was buried last Saturday.
l.. II. Witty, who has been sick fol
the past three weeks is improving
John McGill has been confined to the
house for the past two weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
CABOT.

Mrs. s. S. Russell, who has been at
tending sick sister in Conn.,, return
ed Friday.
w. S. Atkins, whose recovery has
been considered doubtful, seems in a
fair way to regain his strength it is
hoped both physical and mental.
Charles French of Calais has pur-
chased the Lance place at Lower Cab
OF and has taken possession. Several
changes have been made in real estate
in town.
Former friends of Rev. j. w. Bemis
and family were panied to learn of the
decease of his youngest daughter, Clara
wife of Rev. NJ. Hitchcock of Wells
VT. Clara died at the home of her ia
Their in Northfeld, last week.
The C. L. S. c.. met with Mrs. Jesse
Morse Monday evening. The next
meeting will be in two weeks at DIR
Wiswell's when a good literary pro.
gram will be given. Friends invited,
cake and coffee served and Il good time
generally is expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
BARNET.

Fred Stanley has learned the art of
making pulp, and will soon have charge
of the pulp mill.
Prof. Henry Fairbanks occupied the
pulpit last Sabbath. Rev. Drew is ex
pected next Sunday p. IN.
The Novelty mill is still closed and
no immediate prospect of starting up.
What the owners intend to do remains
mystery.
Alfred Moore of Boston, was home
over Sunday to visit his invalid father,
who remains much the same as some
weeks ago.
Alex. Holmes tapped his shade trees
few days ago to make little honey.
out very early to bring in the sap, aud
she fell, sustaining severe fracture of
the wrist.
Caleb Gilman has returned to his
home in Barnet having been unable so
far to secure a partner that would
stick. The mouth of the public water
ed for the hotel, the steamboat and
toboggan slide, but through no fault of
Mr.. Gilman, they are all laid OH the
shelf for the present.
After this long cold winter the
church found itself in debt for wood
and insurance. The ladies made an
effort to reduce the debt, and last week
the society of Christian EndeavOr came
to the rescue. All alive and earnest
they went about the work giving a
necktie and mum party Friday even
ing. There was good attendance
and much mirth and general good feel
ing. POrtly women secured lads of
sixteen, and only the deacon was Oblig-
ed to escort his own wife to supper.
The result was nearly $25 towards the
debt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
The Interstate Commerce Commission

President Cleveland announced on
Tuesday the inter state commerce
commission. Its members are Judge
Thomas NJ. Cooley of Michigan, repub-
lican; William X. Morrison of Illinois,
democrat w. l.. Bragg of Alabama,
democrat August SchOOnmaker of
New York, democrat, and A. F. Walk
er of Rutland, republican. All these
gentlemen are well known to the
country except Mr.. Walker. He was
vOuched for by Senator Edmunds and
other distinguished Vermont republi-
cans. Mr.. Walker is an admirable Sc
lection every way. He is but Al years
old, republican; studied law with Sen
atOr Edmunds, served as colonel in the
union army, and has since been prac-
Using law at Rutland. In the Vermont
senate he has taken leading part in
framing legislation to solve the railway
problem, and has given much study to
the question.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
LYNDONVILLE.

More than rs couples were in atten-
dance at the promenade and dance Civ
en- by the band last Thursday evening.
The music 10y the band orchestra re-
ceived much praise.
James Wallace, who has been very
low with consumption for long time,
died last Monday. He'was a member
of Chamberlin post, G. A. R., and was
put in the tomb on Wednesday with
the ceremonies of the order.
Frank Randall, who went to CalifOr-
MIA last fall hoping that his health
might be improved by a change of eli
mate, is reported as failing fast, with a
probability that he will never return
to Vermont alive. His wife and his
mother, Mrs. E. A. Randall, started for
California this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
EAST BURKE.
ResOIntinns.


The members of East Burke Ladies
Library association at the annual meet
ing adopted the following resolutions
Whereas, it has pleased our Heaven
ly father to remove from our midst &
highly esteemed and valued member
Mrs. Kate G.. Bemis, it is fitting thai
we pay tribute to the memory of one
who SO long and faithfully labOred fol
the prosperity of our association
Therefore be it,
Resolved, that in the death of Kate
G. Bemis, our association is called up
Oh to mourn the loss of genial, eff
cient, self-sacrificing member and fell
low worker; one of our first members
and one who always stood firm and
faithful at her post, ever working fol
the interest of our society.
Resolved. that the secretary be di-
rected to enter this testimonial of our
regard for her memory upon the rec
Ords of the association, one copy he
given to the family of the deceased and
one be printed in the CaledOnian.
Mary V. Belden, president; Addie B.
GOdding, vice president.
Miss Anna Spencer is visiting here.
Communion service at the M. E.
church next Sabbath.
A clergyman from Boston is holding
some meetings at the Baptist church.
The Ladies' Aid meet with Mrs. L.
G.. Shurtletf next week Wednesday at
ternOOn.
The people responded generously to
Mrs. HOwland's pound party and made
her very thankful.
Napoleon Harvey will move onto the
PrOuty place the 1st of April and Wal
ter Counter is looking for place.
The Good Templars give an open
lodge with literary exercises and Il
promenade concert next Friday even
ing.
Merritt Walter is sick with drOpsy.-
Enoch Page is sick with typhoid pneu-
mOnia.-Mrs. Charles Smith is also
very sick.
GrandOra Huntington celebrated her
Seth birthday with few friends at her
daughters, Mrs. III. P. Cushing's last
week Tuesday.
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nue. house to-day. A superintendent
is to be chosen. and very likely di-
rector to take the place of Col. A. B.
Jewett. deceased. A paper has been
drawn up and has received the sigma
lures of some of the leading business
men here recommending that E. HI.
Blossom be appointed to the superin-
tendency. Mr.. Blossom knows every
inch of the road, is thoroughly quail
fed for the position, is well liked by
both patrons and employees and is just
the man for the place, and here's wish
ing he may receive the appointment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
Probate of will.

GTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT. Sc
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury, within and for said District, the
23d day of March A. ID. 1887.
An instrument purporting to be the last viii and
Testament of David COruth, late of Barnet,
in said district deceased. being presented to Court
by Sarah q. COruth, the executrix therein named
for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con
cerned therein be notified to appear at session of
said Court, to be holden at the Probate office in
St. JOhnsbury, the 9th day of April
A. ID. 1887. and show cause, if any they may have,
against the Probate of said Will; for which pur-
pose it is further ordered that copy of the record
of this order be published three weeks successfully
in the Caledonian, printed at ST. Johnsbury, pre-
viOus to said time appointed for hearing
By the Court, Attest
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge
A true Copy of Record, Attest,
91-93 WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
LYNDON CENTRE.

B. o. Cheney is confined to the house
with lung trouble.
The school at the Institute opened
last week with about IS students.
G.. H. Quimby has bought a sugar
orchard of 400 trees of L. Clifford fol
$400.
Ernest, a ten years old son of D. o.
Currier, had hip dislocated by a
cOasting accident last Monday.
The st. JOhnsbury male quartette,
assisted by Mrs. Hazen, gave a concert
at the Institute last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. d. S. Winter had a severe at
tack of bleeding from the lungs last
week. She is quite low but improving
slightly.
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Probably From His Mother.
Burlington Free Press

LUTJJTyJOTT
Of course, everybody hoped that Mr..
Blaine's son, whose appointment as a
reporter on Pittsburg paper was so
widely announced, would do we'll and
make his mark in journalism. But his
connection with the journal in question
has already ended, in consequence-as
the editor of the paper explains-of a
disposition on the young gentlemen's
part to "run the whole concern" This
is unfortunate, and many people are
wondering where young Blaine ever
got such a trait.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
Desirable Property for Sale.

I offer for sale my residence at the head of Main
Street. House large. convenient, beautifully To-
Gated, and in a splendid neighbOrhOOd. Good barn,
Lot half an acre, giving good garden.
also offer for sale my farm consisting of thirty
acres of good land, tillage and pasture, hlage in
high state of cultivation and less than quarter
of a mile from the village.
want an immediate customer for either, will
sell cheap enough to make investment an object
l mean business
Intend to remove to California as can
sell and settle up my affairs. Please examine !;
property will speak for itself.
w. H. PRESTON
ST .Iohnshurv March 1897